- administering agency
means the Agency for International Development;
- administering body
means the entity provided for in section 2431g(c) of this title.
- Administrator
means the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development.
- Agency of the United States Government
includes any agency, department, board, wholly or partly owned corporation, instrumentality, commission, or establishment of the United States Government.
- agency or instrumentality of the Government of Cuba
means an agency or instrumentality of a foreign state as defined in section 1603(b) of title 28, with each reference in such section to “a foreign state” deemed to be a reference to “Cuba”.
- Agreement
means a Conservation Agreement provided for in section 2431g of this title.
- agriculture
includes the science and practice of activity related to food, feed, and fiber production, processing, marketing, distribution, utilization, and trade, and also includes family and consumer sciences, nutrition, food science and engineering, agricultural economics and other social sciences, forestry, wildlife, fisheries, aquaculture, floraculture, veterinary medicine, and other environmental and natural resources sciences.
- agriculturists
includes farmers, herders, and livestock producers, individuals who fish and others employed in cultivating and harvesting food resources from salt and fresh waters, individuals who cultivate trees and shrubs and harvest nontimber forest products, as well as the processors, managers, teachers, extension specialists, researchers, policymakers, and others who are engaged in the food, feed, and fiber system and its relationships to natural resources.
- AID
means the Agency for International Development;
- AIDS
has the meaning given the term in section 2151b–2(g)(1) 2 of this title.
- Americas Framework Agreement
means an Americas Framework Agreement provided for in section 2430g of this title;
- Americas Fund
means an Enterprise for the Americas Fund provided for in section 2430f(a) of this title;
- appropriate committees of Congress
means—
- appropriate congressional committees
means—
- assistance
includes operational, training, intelligence, logistical, technical, and administrative assistance.
- Bank
means the Export-Import Bank of the United States.
- basic education
includes—
- beneficiary countries
means Colombia, Mexico, and Peru.
- beneficiary country
means an eligible country with respect to which the authority of section 2431d(a)(1) of this title, section 2431e(a)(1) of this title, or paragraph (1) or (2) of section 2431f(a) of this title is exercised.
- Board
means the board referred to in section 2431i of this title.
- capital project
has the meaning given that term in section 2421e of this title.
- Central American countries
includes Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, and regional programs which benefit such countries.
- child marriage
means the marriage of a girl or boy who is—
- children
means persons who have not attained 18 years of age.
- Commodity
includes any material, article, supply, goods, or equipment used for the purposes of furnishing nonmilitary assistance.
- Communist country
includes specifically, but is not limited to, the following countries: Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, People’s Republic of China, Republic of Cuba, Socialist Republic of Vietnam, Tibet,1
- communities of learning
means a holistic approach to education and community engagement in which schools act as the primary resource center for delivery of a service to the community at large, leveraging and maximizing the impact of other development efforts and reducing duplication and waste.
- coral
means species of the phylum Cnidaria, including—
- coral reef
means any reef or shoal composed primarily of coral.
- coral reef ecosystem
means any coral reef and any coastal marine ecosystem surrounding, or directly related to, a coral reef and important to maintaining the ecological integrity of that coral reef, such as seagrasses, mangroves, sandy seabed communities, and immediately adjacent coastal areas.
- countries of the South Caucasus and Central Asia
means Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan.
- covered synthetic drug
has the meaning given that term in section 5558 of the FENTANYL Results Act.
- Cuban Government
includes the government of any political subdivision of Cuba, and any agency or instrumentality of the Government of Cuba.
- debt-for-nature exchange
means the cancellation or redemption of the foreign debt of the government of a country in exchange for—
- Defense article
includes— shall not include merchant vessels or, as defined by the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (42 U.S.C. 2011), source material (except uranium depleted in the isotope 235 which is incorporated in defense articles solely to take advantage of high density or pyrophoric characteristics unrelated to radioactivity), by-product material, special nuclear material, production facilities, utilization facilities, or atomic weapons or articles involving Restricted Data.
- Defense information
includes any document, writing, sketch, photograph, plan, model, specification, design, prototype, or other recorded or oral information relating to any defense article or defense service, but shall not include Restricted Data as defined by the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended [42 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.], and data removed from the Restricted Data category under section 142d of that Act [42 U.S.C. 2162(d)].
- Defense service
includes any service, test, inspection, repair, publication, or technical or other assistance or defense information used for the purposes of furnishing military assistance, but does not include military educational and training activities under part V of subchapter II of this chapter.
- developing country with a tropical forest or coral reef
means—
- developing or transitional country
means a country eligible to receive development assistance under this part.
- Directly Observed Treatment Short-course
means the World Health Organization-recommended strategy for treating tuberculosis including—
- early childhood development
means the development and learning of a child younger than 8 years of age, including physical, cognitive, social, and emotional development and approaches to learning that allow a child to reach his or her full developmental potential.
- early childhood development program
means a program that seeks to ensure that every child has the conditions for healthy growth, nurturing family-based care, development and learning, and protection from violence, exploitation, abuse, and neglect, which may include—
- economic assistance
means assistance under chapter 1 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 and following;
- eligible country
means a country designated by the President in accordance with section 2431c of this title.
- Excess defense articles
means the quantity of defense articles (other than construction equipment, including tractors, scrapers, loaders, graders, bulldozers, dump trucks, generators, and compressors) owned by the United States Government, and not procured in anticipation of military assistance or sales requirements, or pursuant to a military assistance or sales order, which is in excess of the Approved Force Acquisition Objective and Approved Force Retention Stock of all Department of Defense Components at the time such articles are dropped from inventory by the supplying agency for delivery to countries or international organizations under this chapter.
- excess foreign currencies
means foreign currencies or credits owned by or owed to the United States which are, under applicable agreements with the foreign country concerned, available for the use of the United States Government and are determined by the President to be excess to the normal requirements of departments and agencies of the United States for such currencies or credits and are not prohibited from use under this subsection by an agreement entered into with the foreign country concerned.
- Facility
means the Conservation Facility established in the Department of the Treasury by section 2431b of this title.
- Farmers
includes fishermen and other persons employed in cultivating and harvesting food resources from salt and fresh waters.
- foreign assistance
means any tangible or intangible item provided by the United States Government to a foreign country or international organization under this chapter or any other Act, including but not limited to any training, service, or technical advice, any item of real, personal, or mixed property, any agricultural commodity, United States dollars, and any currencies of any foreign country which are owned by the United States Government;
- foreign country
includes any department, agency, or independent establishment of the foreign country.
- foreign participant
means the national of a developing or transitional country that is receiving assistance under the program established under subsection (a) who has been designated to participate in activities under such program.
- foreign terrorist organization
means an organization designated as a foreign terrorist organization by the Secretary of State in accordance with section 1189(a) of title 8.
- Function
includes any duty, obligation, power, authority, responsibility, right, privilege, discretion, or activity.
- Fund
means a Conservation Fund provided for in section 2431h of this title.
- gender parity in basic education
means that girls and boys have equal access to quality basic education.
- Global Alliance for Tuberculosis Drug Development
means the public-private partnership that brings together leaders in health, science, philanthropy, and private industry to devise new approaches to tuberculosis and to ensure that new medications are available and affordable in high tuberculosis burden countries and other affected countries.
- Global Tuberculosis Drug Facility (GDF)
means the new initiative of the Stop Tuberculosis Partnership to increase access to high-quality tuberculosis drugs to facilitate DOTS expansion.
- gross violations of internationally recognized human rights
includes torture or cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment, prolonged detention without charges and trial, causing the disappearance of persons by the abduction and clandestine detention of those persons, and other flagrant denial of the right to life, liberty, or the security of person;
- HIV
means the human immunodeficiency virus, the pathogen that causes AIDS.
- humanitarian assistance
means assistance to meet humanitarian needs, including needs for food, medicine, medical supplies and equipment, education, and clothing.
- illicit drug trafficking
means illicit trafficking in narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances, and other controlled substances, as such activities are described by any international narcotics control agreement to which the United States is a signatory, or by the domestic law of the country in whose territory or airspace the interdiction is occurring.
- international counternarcotics agreement
means— and includes, where appropriate, timetables and objective and measurable standards to assess the progress made by participating countries with respect to such issues.
- international financial institution
means the International Monetary Fund, the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the International Development Association, the International Finance Corporation, the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency, the Asian Development Bank, the African Development Bank, the African Development Fund, the Inter-American Development Bank, the Inter-American Investment Corporation, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, and the Bank for Economic Cooperation and Development in the Middle East and North Africa.
- legal and law enforcement measures
means—
- listed chemical
has the meaning given such term in section 802 of title 21.
- long-term sustainability
refers to the ability of a service delivery system, community, partner, or beneficiary to maintain, over time, any water, sanitation, or hygiene project that receives funding pursuant to the amendments made by the Senator Paul Simon Water for the World Act of 2014.
- major drug-transit country
means a country through which are transported covered synthetic drugs or psychotropic drugs or other controlled substances significantly affecting the United States;
- major illicit drug producing country
means a country—
- major money laundering country
means a country whose financial institutions engage in currency transactions involving significant amounts of proceeds from international narcotics trafficking;
- major non-NATO allies
means those countries designated as major non-NATO allies for purposes of section 2350a(i)(3) 1 of title 10.
- Major non-NATO ally
means a country which is designated in accordance with section 2321k of this title as a major non-NATO ally for purposes of this chapter and the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.).
- marginalized children and vulnerable groups
includes girls, children affected by or emerging from armed conflict or humanitarian crises, children with disabilities, children in remote or rural areas (including those who lack access to safe water and sanitation), religious or ethnic minorities, indigenous peoples, orphans and children affected by HIV/AIDS, child laborers, married adolescents, and victims of trafficking.
- Military education and training
includes formal or informal instruction of foreign students in the United States or overseas by officers or employees of the United States, contract technicians, contractors (including instruction at civilian institutions), or by correspondence courses, technical, educational, or information publications and media of all kinds, training aids, orientation, and military advice to foreign military units and forces.
- multilateral development bank
has the meaning given that term in section 262r(c) of this title.
- narcotic and psychotropic drugs and other controlled substances
has the same meaning as is given by any applicable international narcotics control agreement or domestic law of the country or countries concerned;
- national education plan
means a comprehensive national education plan developed by partner country governments in consultation with other stakeholders as a means for wide-scale improvement of the country’s education system, including explicit, credible strategies informed by effective practices and standards to achieve quality universal basic education.
- necessary or strategic raw material
includes petroleum, other fossil fuels, metals, minerals, or any other natural substance which the President determines is in short supply in the United States.
- nonformal education
means organized educational activities outside the established formal system, whether operating separately or as an important feature of a broader activity, that are intended to provide students with measurable improvements in literacy, numeracy, and other basic skills development that prepare an individual to be an active, productive member of society and the workforce.
- nonmarket based trade
includes exports, imports, exchanges, or other arrangements that are provided for goods and services (including oil and other petroleum products) on terms more favorable than those generally available in applicable markets or for comparable commodities, including—
- Officer or employee
means civilian personnel and members of the Armed Forces of the United States Government.
- orphan
means a child deprived by death of one or both parents.
- overseas contingency operation
means a military operation outside the United States and its territories and possessions that is a contingency operation (as that term is defined in section 101(a)(13) of title 10).
- Palestinian Authority
means the interim Palestinian administrative organization that governs part of the West Bank and all of the Gaza Strip (or any successor Palestinian governing entity), including the Palestinian Legislative Council.
- partner country
means a developing country that participates in or benefits from basic education programs under this subsection pursuant to the prioritization criteria described in paragraph (4), including level of need, opportunity for impact, and the availability of resources.
- person
includes any individual, corporation, partnership, association, or other legal entity.
- precursor chemical
has the same meaning as the term “listed chemical” has under paragraph (33) of section 802 of title 21;
- private and voluntary organization
includes (in addition to entities traditionally considered to be private and voluntary organizations) cooperatives, credit unions, trade unions, women’s groups, nonprofit development research institutions, and indigenous local organizations, which are private and nonprofit.
- provided by the United States Government
includes, but is not limited to, foreign assistance provided by means of gift, loan, sale, credit, or guaranty.
- psychosocial support
includes care that addresses the ongoing psychological and social problems that affect individuals, their partners, families, and caregivers in order to alleviate suffering, strengthen social ties and integration, provide emotional support, and promote coping strategies.
- public and private partners of universities
includes entities that have cooperative or contractual agreements with universities, which may include formal or informal associations of universities, other education institutions, United States Government and State agencies, private voluntary organizations, nongovernmental organizations, firms operated for profit, nonprofit organizations, multinational banks, and, as designated by the Administrator, any organization, institution, or agency incorporated in other countries.
- relevant executive branch agencies
means the Department of State, the United States Agency for International Development, the Department of Health and Human Services (including its agencies and offices), and any other department or agency of the United States that participates in international HIV/AIDS activities pursuant to the authorities of such department or agency or this chapter.
- relevant Executive branch agencies and officials
means the Department of State, the United States Agency for International Development, the Department of the Treasury, the Department of Labor, the Department of Education, the Department of Agriculture, and the Department of Defense, the Chief Executive Officer of the Millennium Challenge Corporation, the National Security Advisor, and the Director of the Peace Corps.
- relevant Federal departments and agencies
means—
- residential care
means care provided in any non-family-based group setting, including orphanages, transit or interim care centers, children’s homes, children’s villages or cottage complexes, group homes, and boarding schools used primarily for care purposes as an alternative to a children’s home.
- Secretary
means the Secretary of the Treasury.
- security assistance
means—
- stakeholders
means non-governmental and private sector entities engaged in or affected by conflict prevention and stabilization, peace building, protection, security, transition initiatives, humanitarian response, or related efforts.
- Stop TB Strategy
means the 6-point strategy to reduce tuberculosis developed by the World Health Organization, which is described in the Global Plan to Stop TB 2006–2015: Actions for Life, a comprehensive plan developed by the Stop TB Partnership that sets out the actions necessary to achieve the millennium development goal of cutting tuberculosis deaths and disease burden in half by 2015.
- Stop Tuberculosis Partnership
means the partnership of the World Health Organization, donors including the United States, high tuberculosis burden countries, multilateral agencies, and nongovernmental and technical agencies committed to short- and long-term measures required to control and eventually eliminate tuberculosis as a public health problem in the world.
- Surplus agricultural commodity
means any agricultural commodity or product thereof, class, kind, type, or other specification thereof, produced in the United States, either publicly or privately owned, which is in excess of domestic requirements, adequate carryover, and anticipated exports for United States dollars, as determined by the Secretary of Agriculture.
- sustainability
means, with respect to any basic education program that receives funding pursuant to this section, the ability of a service delivery system, community, partner, or beneficiary to maintain, over time, such basic education program without the use of foreign assistance.
- technical assistance
includes—
- technical assistance grants
means funding by multilateral development banks of services from the United States in connection with projects and programs supported by such banks, including, but not limited to, engineering, design, and consulting services;
- to the maximum extent practicable
means that the identity of such units shall be made publicly available unless the Secretary of State, on a case-by-case basis, determines and reports to the appropriate congressional committees that public disclosure is not in the national security interest of the United States and provides a detailed justification for such determination, which may be submitted in classified form.
- United States
includes territories and possessions of the United States.
- United States assistance
means—
- United States development assistance
means—
- United States economic assistance
means any bilateral economic assistance, from any budget functional category, that is provided by any department or agency of the United States to a foreign country, including such assistance that is intended—
- United States person
means a United States citizen or corporation, partnership, or association at least 50 percent beneficially owned by United States citizens.
- universities
means those colleges or universities in each State, territory, or possession of the United States, or the District of Columbia, now receiving, or which may hereafter receive, benefits under the Act of July 2, 1862 (known as the First Morrill Act) [7 U.S.C. 301 et seq.], or the Act of August 30, 1890 (known as the Second Morrill Act) [7 U.S.C. 321 et seq.], which are commonly known as “land-grant” universities;
- value
means the acquisition cost plus crating, packing, handling, and transportation costs incurred in carrying out this section.
- voluntary family planning program
includes, but is not limited to, demographic studies, medical and psychological research, personnel training, the construction and staffing of clinics and rural health centers, specialized training of doctors and paramedical personnel, the manufacture of medical supplies, and the dissemination of family planning information, medical assistance, and supplies to individuals who desire such assistance.